The Whole Iceberg

To be honest, I haven't thought about how the Bible 'came' to us. I do remember what 2 Tim 3:16 says... and I kind of have this image of Moses bringing down a stone tablet.. that was it.  (KJV) All scripture  is  given by inspiration of God, and  is  profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:   (NLT) All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. But later I learned about the 'human side' of the story, and realized I had a fantasy version of mythical view which weakened the true reality of how bible came into existence.  If you have a mind picture like this picture below...  from NBC TV show  < Heroes > ...be prepared for some biblical realism. Yup. This is the 'red pill or blue pill' kind of moment for the Christians. (It's a Matrix metaphor)  ...

Words matters If we are going to talk about the Word of God, there is something else we need to talk about as well. It’s the word WORD itself.  I am not sure if you ever written a business contract, but without setting the definition correctly, it will surely leave lots of possible disputes. And if you forget to read the fine prints on any documents before you sign, there may come a day that you regret.    So, in the business contract, it is usual to have a section called the definition, to set out the terms used in the documents, for clear communication.  The definition matters   Not every word has a single universal definition. The Law,   for example, could mean the Mosaic Law in the Bible, or the laws of a country or the laws of physics discovered by scientists like Issac Newton; or a law of arithmetic in mathematics; or the law of logics.  While the laws of a country may change over time, the other scientific laws in nature(like the law of gravity)...

I am not writing as an authoritative figure in any field. I am only a person with an average IQ but with not-so-average number of languages I can use. And I have some experiences as an interpreter and a translator when serving in Air Force, and as a freelancer before I landed on current work place where I have worked for several years. I am sharing my train of thought or thought experiment to investigate the grand truth claim of KJV-Only-ism. So in the end of this journey, I either become your fellow KJV-onlyist who gets enlightened, or I find something that KJV onlyist misunderstood or couldn't accept. #1 What does the most important figure in the Bible say about the Bible? Well, I think the most important figure is Jesus. So, let me start with what he said about the Bible. I was reading the Bible this morning, and I wasn’t searching for anything. I just wanted to read something to my 125th day year old baby girl sitting on my laps this morning. And I opened the Bible, and John ...